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- [pawr-fuh-ree]
- /ˈpɔr fə ri/
- /ˈpɔːfɪrɪ/
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- [pawr-fuh-ree]
- /ˈpɔr fə ri/
Definitions of porphyry word
- noun plural porphyry a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar. 1
- noun plural porphyry Petrology. any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass. 1
- noun porphyry (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher. 1
- noun porphyry type of rock 1
- noun porphyry any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals 0
- noun porphyry a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc 0
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Origin of porphyry
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English porfurie, porfirie < Medieval Latin porphyreum, alteration of Latin porphyrītēs < Greek porphyrī́tēs porphyry, short for porphyrī́tēs líthos porphyritic (i.e., purplish) stone, equivalent to pórphyr(os) purple + -ītēs; see -ite1
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Parts of speech for Porphyry
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
porphyry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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